What impact does the phrase coolly despotic, used in paragraph 2, have on the tone of the text? A
It emphasizes the contempt the narrator feels for Akaky.

B
It magnifies the narrator's critical view of Akaky's colleagues.

C
It suggests a somewhat sympathetic attitude toward Akaky's superiors.

D
It highlights the narrator's attempt to be objective about Akaky and his coworkers.

answer d is right. It highlights the narrator's attempt to be objective about Akaky and his coworkers.

i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.

i do not think they will sing to me

write a five paragraph essay, you were taught to have three body paragraphs. a university essay is more flexible than that, depending on its length and on what it is trying to say. a short university essay may have three body paragraphs, but it may have more.